Land O’Lakes - International
Development is a division of Land O’Lakes, Inc., a U.S. food and agricultural
cooperative that implements humanitarian and economic development activities
for donor agencies.
Program Accountant
The Program Accountant will be responsible for the accounting and financial reporting aspects of the program and will act as a business partner to the Chief of Party.
She/he will support the
Chief of Party in executing day-today administrative functions, in addition to
working closely with the Grants and Operations Manager to manage the grants
under contract component of the program.
This position is based in
Nairobi, Kenya, and reports directly to the Chief of Party with a dotted
reporting line to the Regional Accounting Manager.
The key responsibilities
for the position are:
- Preparation
of program budgets and forecast reports.
- Preparation
of accurate and timely financial reports for the program.
- Completion
of financial analyses for the program and provision of timely financial
information to the program team.
- Provision of
administrative support and coordination of program procurement.
- Ensuring
program compliance with donor regulations, government requirements and
Land O’Lakes policies.
- Liaison with
the regional accounting team to strengthen the internal control
environment.
- Conduct of
grantee audits.
Requirements
- Degree in
Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or Commerce from a recognized
University, in addition to fully completed CPA or ACCA professional
qualifications.
- At least 5
years’ experience in accounting and financial management within an
international development organization.
- Demonstrated
experience working on US Government funded programs will be distinctly
advantageous.
- Competency
in use of computer and accounting software; knowledge of Deltek Costpoint
accounting system will be an added advantage.
- Familiarity
with grant accounting.
- Excellent
oral and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to
work independently and proactively as a team member with little day-to-day
oversight.
- Strong
inter-personal skills, self-motivated, detail-oriented and result-driven,
with ability to effectively work with people of different cultures.
- Ability to
establish priorities and to plan, coordinate and monitor tasks.
- Highly
developed conceptual, analytical, and innovative problem-solving ability.
To apply
Applications for this
position should be sent to recruit.kenya@idd.landolakes.com no later than
Friday 3rd August 2012.
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
